Amitriptyline

by Cathy Parkes March 26, 2021 Updated: December 29, 2021

Amitriptyline is a Tricyclic Antidepressant.

HINT: "Amy tripped over a tricycle in the desert".

Desert helps you remember anticholinergic side effects (urinary retention, constipation, dry mouth, blurry vision, photophobia, tachycardia)

To learn more about amitriptyline, check out our article on nervous system medications for depression

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Hemodialysis: Patient Teaching

A patient undergoing hemodialysis may have an arteriovenous fistula in the arm. Educate patient that blood pressures, IVs, and blood draws must be done from the arm without the shunt. Also educate patients not to sleep on the arm with the fistula, and perform hand exercises to mature a new fistula.

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Corticosteroids: Patient Teaching

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